Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-05

PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The Children Entertain q Large
Audience at the Rink.
The entertainment promised by tho
public schools for last Saturday evening,
and postponed until Wednesday evening
of this week owing to the severity of the
storm then prevailing. came of at the
Union rink as proposed. An audience
of about 200 people were present beside
the children. The gathering developed
much enthusiasm Us tho program was
unfolded and the more successful repre-
sensations were long and loudly ap-
plauded. The children had been looking
forward with eager anticipation to this
event for several weeks. Every detail
showed the care with which the prelim-
mary drills had been conducted, and
when we consider the age Of most Of the
participants In the entertainment, 1t IN
nothing short of wonderful that such
perfection should have been reached.
Neither lines nor action were forgotten
by any one sharing In tho evening" e per-
fornance. from the opening chorus to
the closing tableau; or II there was
anywhere an omission the audience did
not discern 1t.
The children we're filled with joyful
excitement. There appeared to be
several Thousand present.. They wore
In front, behind, and on all sides. They
thronged the anterooins, threaded the
aisles, perchel on the railinxs. m ,ssed
on the ssttess, and shone among the foot
lights on the stage. They grouped at the
stage entrances, around tho organ. about
the stoves. The hum ofthsir voices filled
every intermission. The exhilaration
If juvenile delight overfiowed ut every
fall of the curtain. They went In for
good time and thev had it-Anl 40 did
we all.
The performance opened with chorus
"Now y by the school. The cnrtain rose
On a parti-colored bank of children, the
little ones In front and the larger ones
behind, all loaded to the brim with mu.
sic. which they discharged In meloli-
GUS broadside at the audience. When
the listeners got over commanding this
feature, Jennie Uline made some obser-
vations in rhyme about a charcoal man
which met with general applause. ''The
Old Folks at Home happened next,
with Gardo Bennett and Lenora Paulsoi
in the title roles. Everybody liked 1t
Ind was saying so when Lotta Berry ap-
peared and recited with commendable
grace the story Of the slave who saved
st. Michsels. Next, Chauncey Higbse,
sue E. simrall. May Black and Curtis
| Brainard figured in . quartet, "Sweet
Hour Of Night" This number was Of q
maturer order than the major part Of the
program, and tho contrast rendered both
the more effective. A repetition waA
urged in the usual clamorous wav, and
was granted later in the evening. After
the quartet about dozen little people
went through calisthenic drill, and this
ended part the first.
Part second consisted OF carnival OF
days preceded bv carnival Of seasons.
We will not go into the details of this
part Of the performance. Miss May Rob.
erts introduced briefly each exemplifi.
cation-was the sunrise Of each swift
transition. In q brief hour all sorts oi
days dawned and vanished. There we're
wet days, dry days. cold days. long days
short days, pleasant days, holidays, 30
litiral days, birth days. working days
resting davs, school days-sll kinds oi
days but dull days and SUNDAYS. From
the pumpkin pie act to the political cru.
sade Of ~, with the timely nomination
of Major Benham h the presidency
from Santa Claus to George and Msrths
Washington; from the exquisite real
ism Of st. Patrick's ambassador to thl
lurid glory Of the last exhibit, the audi
ence laughed and cheered and laughed
again as successful carlcature, refined
illustration and involuntary humor sue
ceeded each other In rapid panorama.
It was ten o'clock when the last tab
leau was announced, and Mr.. vanne
man expressed the gratitude Of th'
school for the liberal encouragement &C
corded its initial performance. He sale
the school would be successful In payint
for the organ without other assistance
than the approving patronage Of tn
public. He hoped every one Of the au
dience had been entertained.
A tableau illustrating in miniature tn
multifarious pleasures and duties o
school life ended the program.